On November 9, 2026, IRCC Minister Hon. Lena Metlege Diab announced that the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) will become the permanent Rural Community Immigration Program on January 1, 2027. Backed by 18,000 permanent resident admissions across 2027-2029 and 14
Newfoundland and Labrador held its second economic immigration invitation round in 48 hours on November 4, 2026, issuing 25 EOI invitations (24 NLPNP and 1 AIP) and lifting 2026 totals to 3,232 ITAs under a temporary 30-day submission window.
Statistics Canada’s Fall 2026 economic briefing shows Q2 real GDP rebounding 0.8% and grocery inflation easing to 2.8%, while rent rose 3.8% year over year and August-September employment fell by 110,000.
British Columbia issued 772 Invitations to Apply on October 29, 2026 in its largest BC PNP draw of the year under Skills Immigration Innovate: High Economic Impact, lowering the wage-based threshold below $50/hour for the first time in 2026 ($49/hour
Canada issued 150 invitations in its second Transport Express Entry draw of 2026 on October 28, with the minimum CRS rising to 477. Invitations fell 50% compared with August, while the tie-breaking cutoff reached back 146 days. RED Immigration Consulting
Canada’s October 27, 2026 French-language Express Entry draw invited 5,000 candidates with a minimum CRS of 407, down 28 points from the previous round. French-language invitations now total 60,500 in 2026, accounting for 40.53% of all invitations. The 106-day tie-breaking
Canada’s October 26, 2026 Express Entry PNP draw issued 792 invitations with a CRS cutoff of 761, making it the second-largest PNP draw of the year. Invitation volumes increased for the third consecutive round, while the 206-day tie-breaking gap signals
Canada has announced a $1.3 million investment to support Francophone immigration in Manitoba and extended the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot until August 2027. The measures aim to improve skilled worker recruitment, support internationally trained professionals and give eligible French-speaking
Canada has announced major Express Entry changes effective November 3, 2026, introducing up to 70 additional CRS points for Canadian work experience in high-wage occupations, restoring 50 to 100 points for qualifying job offers and removing LMIA requirements for certain
Canada’s October 16, 2026 French-speaking Express Entry draw invited 5,000 candidates at CRS 435, marking a 53-point increase after a 58-day selection gap. French-language draws have now issued 55,500 invitations in 2026, accounting for 38.68% of the annual Express Entry
Canada issued 2,500 CEC invitations at CRS 519 on October 15, 2026, marking the largest Canadian Experience Class draw since August 5. With a 24-day tie-break, 57,750 CEC invitations issued in 2026 and CRS remaining near 519, the latest Express
Canada issued 752 Express Entry PNP invitations on October 13, 2026, with the CRS cutoff rising to 772. The largest PNP draw since June 2026 also featured a 90-day-old tie-breaking date, highlighting continued competition despite increasing invitation sizes. Provincial nominees
Canada’s October 1, 2026 Express Entry Trade draw issued 3,500 invitations at CRS 476, making it the largest and lowest-scoring Trade round in the supplied 2026 record. The 126-day tie-breaking period suggests competition remains significant around the cut-off.
Canada issued 733 invitations in the September 28, 2026 Provincial Nominee Express Entry draw at CRS 725. The draw was the largest PNP round in 98 days, while an 11-day tie-breaking period points to relatively recent profiles being reached at
Canada issued 250 Express Entry invitations to Senior Managers on September 16, 2026, with the CRS threshold falling to a new 2026 low of 389. The 15-day tie-break window also suggests a much smaller same-score backlog than in earlier Senior
